Becker Susan M
Department of International Health, Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2007 Aug;20(3):148-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00105.x.
The tsunami disaster in South Asia affected the mental health and livelihoods of thousands of child and adult survivors, but psychological aspects of rehabilitation efforts are frequently neglected in public health initiatives.
Professional teams from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bangalore, India, traveled to the worst-affected areas in South India and implemented a mental health program of psychosocial care for child and adult survivors. This descriptive report is based on observations of child and adult survivors in Tamil Nadu State of India during January-March 2005.
Symptoms of emotional distress were observed in child and adult survivors. A train-the-trainer community-based model was implemented for teachers and community-level workers to respond to the emotional needs of children and adults.
In resource-poor settings with few trained mental health professionals, community workers were taught basic mental health interventions by teams of psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers. This train-the-trainer, community-based approach has implications for natural and man-made disasters in developed and developing countries.
南亚的海啸灾难影响了数千名儿童和成年幸存者的心理健康及生计，但在公共卫生倡议中，康复工作的心理层面常常被忽视。
来自印度班加罗尔国家心理健康和神经科学研究所的专业团队前往印度南部受灾最严重的地区，为儿童和成年幸存者实施了一项心理社会关怀的心理健康项目。本描述性报告基于2005年1月至3月期间对印度泰米尔纳德邦儿童和成年幸存者的观察。
在儿童和成年幸存者中观察到情绪困扰症状。为教师和社区工作者实施了一种基于社区的培训培训者模式，以满足儿童和成年人的情感需求。
在心理健康专业人员培训不足的资源匮乏地区，社区工作者由精神科医生、护士和社会工作者团队教授基本的心理健康干预措施。这种基于社区的培训培训者方法对发达国家和发展中国家的自然和人为灾害都有启示意义。
